Board Meetings
In accordance with the current Greater Essex County District
School Board's Procedural By-Laws, the Board meets on the
following schedule:
- Regular Public Board Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.the third
Tuesday of each month, except for March, July, August and
December.
- The March meeting of the Board will take place the Tuesday
after March Break.
- The December meeting of the Board will take place on the
second Tuesday of the month.
- The Organizational Meeting of the Board will take place
the first Tuesday in December.
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year's Board Meeting Schedule 
The meeting agenda packages are published the Friday preceding
each meeting and are available in hard copy at the Board's
central office by 2:00 p.m. Agendas for the Public Meeting
can be accessed through the Board's website.
Meetings of a Committee of the Board, including a Committee
of the Whole Board, may be closed to the public in accordance
with the Education Act. The Board will meet in Private
Session, closed to the public when the subject under consideration
involves:
- the security of the property of the Board;
- the disclosure of intimate, personal or
financial information in respect of a member of the Board
or committee, an employee or perspective employee of the
Board or a pupil or his/her parent or guardian;
- the acquisition or disposal of a school
site;
- decisions in respect of negotiations with
employees of the board;
- litigation affecting the board; and
- a matter in which the Board appointed
legal counsel has advised a strong indication of probable
litigation.
How to Get on the Board
Agenda
Individuals or groups requesting permission to appear and
speak before the Board or a Committee of the Board must notify
the Director's Office by noon on Wednesday prior to the meeting
and provide specific information with regard to the nature
of the presentation and the related agenda item. Approved
delegations will be limited to 10 minutes each on the agenda
and must provide a written summation of their remarks no later
than the time of the meeting.
Delegations are limited to 3 per agenda item. Additional
delegations may be added at the discretion of the Chair and
the Director prior to agenda approval or referred to the Speaker's
List.
Any person or group wishing to address the Board or Standing
Committee under the following conditions may sign up on the
Speaker's List:
- an item is not on the agenda of the meeting; or
- a person or group has not met the timeline to be placed
on the published agenda as a Delegation; or
- the maximimum number of delegations has been reached for
that meeting.
Individuals will be required to sign up on the Speaker's
List no later than 6:45 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The
speaker is limited to 5 minutes.
The number of individaul speakers or groups is limited to
6 per meeting unless an additional number are approved by
a majority of Trustees.
For further information with respect to Board Meetings, the
Board's Procedural By-Laws download
the Board's Procedural By-Laws
Board
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